Overview
- The three defendants were sentenced at Hove Crown Court on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, with Ibrahim Alshafe and Abdulla Ahmadi jailed for 21 years each and Karin Al‑Danasurt sentenced to 18 years and six months, and all three given an additional six years on extended licence.
- Jurors convicted Alshafe and Ahmadi of two counts of rape and found Al‑Danasurt guilty of four counts of rape as a secondary party for encouraging and filming the attack.
- Prosecutors relied on mobile video, CCTV and forensic evidence shown at the five‑week trial, and the victim delivered a courtroom impact statement saying the attack had destroyed her life.
- All three men were living in Home Office‑approved hotel accommodation in Lower Beeding at the time of the offence, with two having arrived after crossing from France in June 2025 and the third arriving in October 2024.
- Ministers have said they will seek deportation after the prison terms, a step that follows conviction but remains subject to separate immigration, human rights and appeals processes and could increase political pressure on asylum reception arrangements.